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Gas Services
The gas appliances in your vehicle are fed
from a gas cylinder that is housed in a sealed
cylinder compartment or an underslung fixed
LPG tank.
Gas flows from the gas bottles via a bulkhead
mounted gas regulator. This regulator provides
a working gas pressure of 30 m bar (1.5kg of
gas per hour).
All appliances installed by Auto-Trail are
designed to work within this pressure range.
Please ensure that any additional appliances,
not fitted by Auto-Trail, are capable of working
within this pressure.
Cylinder Compartment (if fitted)
Your vehicle is designed to accept two 7kg
gas cylinders.
The compartment is accessed via a door behind
the rear opening doors.
The compartment has low level ventilation to
ensure the safe operation of the cylinders and
should not be obstructed in any way.
Also please ensure that any additional items
stored in this compartment are secure and
cannot damage any pipe work or fittings, or
block the ventilation.
Connecting / Changing A Gas Cylinder
Before you can connect a gas cylinder to your
vehicle you will have to obtain the correct type
of high pressure hose for the type of bottle you
have chosen (different European countries
have different connections). This hose should
be fitted to the bulkhead mounted gas
regulator fitted inside your gas compartment.
• Extinguish any fire, flame or source of ignition
before changing gas cylinders
• Carefully position the gas cylinders into the
gas compartment locating the bottle into the
retaining devices taking care not to damage
any of the pipe work or fittings.
• Tighten the straps that will hold the cylinders
firmly into the compartment.
• Connect the high pressure hose to the gas
cylinder using a suitable tool. Please ensure
that the high pressure hose is connected
correctly before opening the cylinder valve.
• Close the empty cylinder valve
Fixed LPG tank
Your vehicle may have been fitted with a fixed
LPG tank that is mounted underneath your
vehicle (model specific). This tank allows your
vehicle to be filled via a proprietary LPG pump
at a suitable filling station.
The level of the gas tank is shown on the level
indicator on the vehicle dashboard.
NOTE
It is important to ensure that when sighting your
vehicle it is levelled both side to side and front to
back. This will ensure that no liquid gas can enter
the on board pipework.